Yu, Yugang; Wang, Zheng; Liang, Liang - In: International Journal of Production Economics 136 (2012) 2, pp. 266-274
Fast deteriorating raw materials such as raw milk, fruit and vegetables are commonly used to produce slowly deteriorating finished products such as milk powders, cheeses, and pastas. This paper studies a Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) type supply chain where the manufacturing vendor decides how...